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Portishead, Somerset [55]

Portishead, Somerset, England [26]

Nore House,Nore Road,Portishead,Nr.Bristol,Somerset. [1]

Portishead near Bristol, Somerset [1]

St Peters, Portishead, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [13]

Able Seaman [2]

Corporal [2]

Gunner [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Sapper [2]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Ship's Cook [1]

Ship's Cook 1st Class [1]

Unit

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Labour Corps [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Australian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Gloucestershire Yeomanry [1]

HMCS "Rainbow" [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

North Somerset Yeomanry [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Gloucestershire Hussars [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS VALIANT [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Special List [1]

Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [30]

British Army [17]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [15]

C [7]

M [7]

W [7]

H [6]

P [6]

S [5]

G [4]

J [4]

N [4]

R [4]

A [3]

E [3]

T [3]

D [2]

L [2]

O [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [53]

Merchant Navy [26]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

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People [84] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Portishead, Somerset [55] Portishead, Somerset, England [26] Nore House,Nore Road,Portishead,Nr.Bristol,Somerset. [1] Portishead near Bristol, Somerset [1] St Peters, Portishead, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [13] Able Seaman [2] Corporal [2] Gunner [2] Lieutenant [2] Sapper [2] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Ship's Cook [1] Ship's Cook 1st Class [1]

Unit

Somerset Light Infantry [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Labour Corps [2] Royal Engineers [2] Australian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Gloucestershire Yeomanry [1] HMCS "Rainbow" [1] HMS TIGER [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] North Somerset Yeomanry [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Gloucestershire Hussars [1] Royal Highlanders [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS VALIANT [1] South Wales Borderers [1] Special List [1] Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [30] British Army [17] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [15] C [7] M [7] W [7] H [6] P [6] S [5] G [4] J [4] N [4] R [4] A [3] E [3] T [3] D [2] L [2] O [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [53] Merchant Navy [26]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

Reginald Mitchell

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 2640 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 265515 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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William Charles Needs

Born 1883

Died 1940

British Army 11108 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Hayward Phillips

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282093

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James Thomas Wilmott

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 42527 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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William Charles Gale

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245542

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Herbert Edward Miller

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 3265 Private Gloucestershire Yeomanry

British Army 235765 Private Royal Gloucestershire Hussars

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Archibald Charles Bodinnar

Born 1887

Died 1953

British Army 1783 Private North Somerset Yeomanry

British Army GS/13770 Private Corps of Dragoons

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Oliver Needs

Born 1875

Died 1938

British Army 22120 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army WR347330 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 223115 Sapper Labour Corps

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Cyril John Beadon Colthurst

Born 1894

Died 1965

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Lieutenant

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Percy Wilmott Cooling

Born 1883

Royal Navy SS306

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William James Wilkins

Born 1893

Royal Navy J26997

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Robert Needs

Born 1888

British Army 213 Private Royal Garrison Artillery 4th Welsh Brigade

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Frank Spencer

Born 1884

Royal Navy 212384

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Richard Tapp

Born 1887

Royal Navy SS1279

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Charles Victor Hodges

Born 1897

Royal Navy J26463

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Albert Edgar Reed

Born 1886

Royal Navy M23973

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Ernest John Warren

Born 1884

Royal Navy 207629

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Charles Tapp

Born 1882

Royal Navy 207619

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Henry Charles Guidley

Born 1899

Royal Navy J30901

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Alfred Buckle

Born 1878

Royal Navy 291039

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